Chapter 742 Congratulations to His Majesty on His Victory
With the maze, the Duke felt a lot more relaxed and successfully met up with Zhao Yunxuan's army.
"We must fight quickly and decisively." Zhao Yunxuan was now covered in blood, looking like a murderous Buddha in the moonlight. "Qingzhou City can't hold on for much longer!"
He had already taken a huge risk to transfer the martial arts masters in Qingzhou City to Kyoto.
He suddenly shouted, "I have petitioned Heaven. The traitors will surely be wounded by the gods and demons before the battle. Soldiers, just kill them!"
At that time, there were mazes everywhere, and the enemy soldiers were like encountering a wall of ghosts, just like headless flies.
The Duke's soldiers saw this bizarre sight and their morale soared: "The Royal Army will surely win!"
With such morale, they chopped off the enemy's heads as easily as chopping vegetables and melons.
But the good times didn't last long. The maze soon dissipated. A hint of hidden worry flashed across Zhao Yunxuan's eyes, and then he shouted, "The enemy is about to flee. I ask the gods and Buddhas to return. Soldiers, charge!"
After these two sets of operations, the Duke was a little dumbfounded: "I didn't expect you to be so capable."
Zhao Yunxuan smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Xin'er."
The Duke was very confused.
At this time, Hu Xin'er inside the city wall fainted on the ground again.
Before she fainted, she had only one feeling: Oh, I’m going to hit the floor tiles again.
Yin Li lifted her up and carried her sideways. "Don't worry, everyone. She just fainted from exhaustion after recovering from a serious illness. Even an ordinary doctor would find her a bit tricky. I'm afraid she'll be unconscious for two days and three nights."
"Quick, quick, call the imperial physician!" Two maids gathered around worriedly.
Liu Yanchuo, who was rushing over with his soldiers at this time, said angrily, "Two days and three nights isn't considered serious. What kind of nonsense is Pavilion Master Yin saying?"
Yin Li raised his head arrogantly and looked at everyone with his nose: "Don't worry, I am here. He will wake up after taking some medicine."
He took out a pill from his arms and fed it to Hu Xiner.
The imperial physician panted and said, "This... needs to be tested for poison!"
"I made most of the medicine she took." Yin Li continued to look at the doctor with her nose. "What are you testing? Is it your turn to speak?"
The imperial physician was so angry that he fell backwards.
As the war was drawing to a close, Hu Xiner finally woke up again.
"I'm so tired." She felt like a dead fish, unable to even move a finger. "Did I travel back to the present and get run over by a truck?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Yin Li's face appeared in front of her.
"How is the war going?" Hu Xiner asked excitedly.
There was actually a hint of relief in Yin Li's eyes: "Thanks to my maze, the enemy has been defeated and retreated step by step."
"That's my maze," Hu Xin'er complained helplessly. "If it hadn't recognized me as its master, this maze wouldn't work."
"If it weren't for my idea, you wouldn't even know there was a maze." Yin Li snorted, "After today, I'm going to ask for a general."
Hu Xin'er glared: "Are you dreaming? Those who are fighting outside haven't said a word."
At this moment, thunderous cheers rang out outside.
"The prince fell off his horse!"
"The prince stopped moving and was beheaded by the Duke!"
Hu Xin'er said in surprise: "What happened? Go and find out!"
Liu Yanchuo was maintaining law and order in the city. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Don't worry, cousin. It was Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess who shot the fleeing deposed Crown Prince with an arrow. He was beheaded on the spot."
"Yue'er... killed the deposed prince?" Hu Xin'er was extremely shocked.
Liu Yanchuo's mind had been blank from his busyness just now, but he suddenly realized: "She...he, she...I'll go ask again."
"No need to ask." Under the city wall, someone walked towards them with a solemn look, shrouded in cold moonlight.
Her clothes and cheeks were stained with blood, and against her red lips, it was hard to tell which was brighter.
Hu Xin'er was stunned, feeling that there was something different about Yue'er.
Nangong Yue waved her hand and said, "Now that the war is over, let's welcome the Duke back."
But at this moment, someone suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Duke has always been arrogant, and his achievements are so great that they threaten the ruler. Why don't we let the Duke come in alone first, to avoid..."
All the ministers who had kept their doors closed had all come out at some point, exchanging glances with each other.
Lord Liu was furious and cursed: "You guys, do you still have any backbone? If the Duke hadn't fought bravely, how could you dare to speak so frivolously here?"
However, the final decision still depends on Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue didn't hesitate at all. She raised her eyebrows and looked sharp. The domineering aura that usually looked a little funny, now really stunned everyone because of the power she had.
She said calmly, "Before he left, the Duke had already given his only grandson to me as a hostage. My Lords... No, my Lords, don't worry."
"What?" The ministers looked at each other in confusion.
Hu Xin'er quickly pointed to Xuanyuan Jing'an behind the crowd: "Look, right there."
Xuanyuan Jing'an held a knife that he had picked up from somewhere and gave the adults an innocent smile.
All the ministers were ashamed. He was so tough at such a young age. It was true that like father, like son.
Xuanyuan Jing'an's presence dispelled the ministers' last concerns.
The city gates were opened, and the corpses scattered all over the ground outside made the weak ministers feel like vomiting.
The army, filled with murderous aura, made them unable to help but retreat. The flesh scraped from somewhere was on the tip of the Duke's knife. He had the most murderous aura among all the soldiers.
Only Nangong Yue stood there with his hands behind his back, motionless.
At this moment, her image in the hearts of the ministers was unprecedentedly tall.
Being able to shoot and kill the prince single-handedly, and calmly facing the Duke of Shaxing who had just returned from the battlefield, it turns out that Nangong Yue had always been hiding his incompetence.
She is not just an ordinary licentious and immoral princess, she is clearly born to be an emperor!
Duke Xuanyuan strode up to her. He was a full head taller than the princess.
All the ministers were worried.
The Duke knelt on one knee and presented the Crown Prince's head. "Your Majesty, I have fulfilled your mission and successfully suppressed the rebellion of the deposed Crown Prince and the six princes! I request that Your Majesty issue an order to dispatch Zhao Yunxuan to Qingzhou to wipe out the remaining rebels."
He also knew that his current status was special, so he did not propose to lead the troops himself.
"Thank you for your hard work, my dear minister. I will do as you say." Nangong Yue forced herself to look directly at the bloody head of the deposed Crown Prince Nangong Jin. She knew that the past years were gone forever.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and knelt down: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, on your great victory!"
The ministers who originally had some complaints about Nangong Yue were not only as quiet as a chicken at this moment, but many of them were urging the new emperor to ascend the throne.
There is no other reason. According to the will of the late emperor, Nangong Yue's succession to the throne is legitimate.
At this moment, several cries came from somewhere: "Wuwu, Imperial Sister..."
"Royal sister, we were all forced here by the deposed crown prince..."
At this moment, all the captured princes were extremely envious of Prince Lu, who they thought was timid.
That’s a truly smart person!
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